Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-01
THE PAST YEAR.

Butte's balance sheet for the year 1886
10 n decidedly encouraging one, showing a
marked improvement over the previous
year in every essential which in the aggre-
gate tends to the prosperity of.the commu.
nifty. Her mines never looked more prom
Using, and their output never more salts
factory. Their permanence and value are
thoroughly established, and the value Of
their output for a series OF years hence can
be estimated with mathematical accuracy.
Notwithstanding the long shut down OF
the Anaconda mine and smelter, and the
brakesmens' strike at the depot, both OF
which largely subtracted from the freight
shipments and receipts for the year, the
former ran up to nearly 100000 tons,
and the latter increased from 113, O6O tons
for 1885 to 151, 1929 tons for 1886. Bullion
shipments through the Pacific Express
Office in this city have increased from
$4,000, 900 for 1885 to Sc, 646, 9S4 for the
past year. The grand total output Tor the
year is not far from $50, 900, 900 exceed
ing the gold shipments OF California for the
same period Of time.
OAIo ouOoVuuCidI improvements nave
been made in mining facilities during the
year which will largely well the output OF
the district for 1887. The Burlington mill
with it's seventy stamps and the Butte
Reduction Works are among the most
prominent OF these. Prospects have been
developed into mines OF assured value, |
and lcrge bodies OF ore have been opened
IN well-known mining properties.
All the leading mines show no diminution |
in quantity or quality OF output
and prices for contiguous properties are
tending to points somewhere in the neigh
borhood OF their real value. The outlook
Of the mining interest was never more Hat.
tering. I!
The last general election showed an in
crease OF about one thousand votes in the
city over the election OF two years ago, in
d~icating an increase OF 4 ZOO or 5000 in
its population, making an aggregate Of at
least $4,000 in Butte and it's suburbs.
Building improvements OF a substantial
character have been made during the year,
which, with the natural upward tendency
oil real estate values have swelled
the assessment roll several hundred
thousand dollars. the total for the county
being over 81, 200, OOO.
The health OF the city has been good with
an absence OF contagious diseases, with the
exception OF a few cases OF scarlatina
among children. With it's usual supply of
pure, cool water from mountain springs.
and the observance OF the customary SAM.
tary precautions it may be safely assumed
the city will be quite as healthy the
ensuing year as any other city of its popu-
lation in the country.
Thanks to a most efficient police force.
the criminal element in the city has ,
decreased, and Butte NAV {
confidently challenge any city, east or west, D.!
its population, to show a cleaner police I
record or a more quiet and orderly CON-
This condition of things promises ,
continue during the year 1887. !
To sum up, the year opens most auspic- i
iously for the city and vicinity. All mining
properties are in splendid condition, devel.
opments OF prospects are progressing en-.
couragingly, real estate values are %stiffen. ,
the volume OF business is increasing, I
The people are prosperous and hopeful and {
The outlook all along the line is most fat !
tering. She is St II peerless Butte" I